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By Brad Aaron

8:49 AM EDT on September 26, 2016

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Francis Perez, 28, in Sheepshead Bay (News); NYPD Blames Victim (DNA)
The Times Didn’t Ask James O’Neill About Traffic Violence, and He Didn’t Bring It Up
The MTA Gives No Quarter to People Maimed by Bus Drivers (News)
Bridgegate: Crony Details How Christie Used the Port Authority to Help Himself (NYT, Politico)
Uber Is Sinking the Green Cab Industry (Crain’s)
DDC Looking at How Bronx and Brooklyn Street Improvements Might Reduce Crime (DNA)
Ritchie Torres Wants DOT to Prioritize NYCHA Senior Housing Sidewalk Repairs (News)
Housing and Retail Could Replace Downtown Jamaica Parking Lots (Times Ledger)
MTA Restores Staten Island Express Bus Service, Advance Wants More Transit
Daily News Editorial Board Busts Judge for Placard Abuse

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Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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